Four Seasons In One Play by beardywombat

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made by beardywombat for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Something foul is in the air! The seasons are changing rapidly (very rapidly ... every 10 seconds, in fact). Join forces with your friends to calm the climatic chaos in this weird western beat-em/shoot-em up.

Four player local multiplayer (controller).

Controls: Left stick to move. Square/X: attack, triangle/Y: shoot, X/A: pick up.

Keyboard (single player only): ASDW to move. J: attack, K: shoot, L: pick up. instructionsigns_cropped.png

Ratings

Overall 961th 3.129⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 895th 3.032⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 784th 3.1⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1064th 2.984⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 652th 3.533⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 608th 2.796⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 46🗨️

Feedback

Lautilaj
04. Oct 2022 · 01:48 UTC
Nice game! I think somthing of music would be good, but its funn to play
Thomas Yanuziello
04. Oct 2022 · 01:51 UTC
Interesting application of the theme.
Foursay
04. Oct 2022 · 01:52 UTC
Hi! I think your link is missing
🎤 beardywombat
04. Oct 2022 · 01:57 UTC
@foursay the game is embedded on the page, just click the play arrow at the top of the page. For better or worse I committed to trying out the web based build this time around. It was pretty easy but it caused a bunch of UI issues on some screens.
Paul Avallone
04. Oct 2022 · 02:04 UTC
Neat game. I like the use of theme. If you expand on the game I think adding music and sounds would be good. I liked the cover system. It made shootouts more fun. Good job.
Foursay
04. Oct 2022 · 02:05 UTC
Awesome! love the art style and I beat it all the way to steve's place. I don't have any friend available to try ou the multiplayer part, but totdally respect there's a feature here. The AI could optimize more since they kinda don't know how to dodge your buleet by all means, but overall great work!
Falk Hoeppner
04. Oct 2022 · 03:43 UTC
Fun game! I like the shooting and cover system, they are fairly intuitive to understand once you get the buttons figured out. I love that you went for multiplayer for a jam and I can see where this would be a good time with friends! I also think some sound would really help bring it to life. Fun concept!
Ismael Rodriguez
04. Oct 2022 · 03:49 UTC
Not sure if I'm missing something. I'm not seeing anything to attack or "beat-em/shoot-em up". I just have the 4 hats I can pick up, and the seasons are changing. No audio.

It's looking pretty good tho!

EDIT: NM I found out we need to move off screen to the right lol sorry, maybe needs an arrow indicator. (The hitbox is also visible which seems weird).

Follow Up: Shooting enemies feels really good with how they're hit and bounce back and die. I like the variety of enemies and the overall style, but presentation could be tighter (grey borders seems like a visual bug). The weather changing mechanic + hat buff is an interesting idea. Good job yall!
AnniV4X
04. Oct 2022 · 03:51 UTC
Cute game ! I got stuck behind the borders after I died once though, but otherwise it ran smoothly!
SofiGnedova
04. Oct 2022 · 05:38 UTC
An interesting idea with hats! I like :з
shiro-white
04. Oct 2022 · 13:05 UTC
It reminds me one of the idea when preparing for "Harvest"!
Madlen
04. Oct 2022 · 13:11 UTC
I was condused at first when i saw only the 4 hats, but after i realised i had to walk to the right i had a really good time.Some music would make the game more interesting, but overall the game is very fun and has an unique artstyle.
SLEEPYMENACE
04. Oct 2022 · 14:35 UTC
Neat little game! I haven't tried out the co-op mode, but in single player I felt the enemies might be a bit too easy to stunlock which made the game less challenging.

I like how they take cover, though, and how you can pick up their weapons once killed!

Nice job!
Dominic Graziano
04. Oct 2022 · 18:12 UTC
I enjoyed the graphics quite a bit, excellent use of a limited palette, and your art style was simple but effective.
Liii22
04. Oct 2022 · 20:16 UTC
Really nice game! Just at the beginning of the game, it was a little confusion what to do with hats, and it wasn't obvious where I need to go next. Idea with hats-cool. Also, I didn't see any others game with coop here on Ludum, so extra point for effort!
Martina Angelico
04. Oct 2022 · 22:02 UTC
I liked the game but at first i didnt know where to go or what i had to do with the hats. The art is really cool and the theme is well done but i think some music could add a really good modd.
LeJoCarry
04. Oct 2022 · 22:06 UTC
Cute art :D

Feedbacks :
- no sound... (sound is MANDATORY)
- ennemies look like us
- texts are small (windowed HTML5 mode)
Lincoln Sin
06. Oct 2022 · 08:38 UTC
Cute art and nice control scheme. Love that instruction sign. Unsure how the season affects behavior though!
LDJam user 263763
08. Oct 2022 · 07:04 UTC
Hey, I do not see the link
Ryan Dotsikas
09. Oct 2022 · 14:41 UTC
Nice job! I really like the idea of having an accelerated time for the year and so the seasons are changing every 10 seconds! So fun! I thought it was cool to be able to pick up other peoples' weapons and then use them against them. I wasn't entirely sure how the changing seasons mattered, as far as I could tell I would get sparkly when the season that it was matched the hat I had on, I think it made me faster perhaps. As others have said, a little bit of music and sfx (just easy royalty-free stuff online) would go a long way to make a great environment. But nice job overall!
MrBamboo
09. Oct 2022 · 19:50 UTC
Nice small scroller !
Kerdelos
10. Oct 2022 · 12:00 UTC
I was only able to test the game alone but it was nice anyway. Didn't get much what the different hats were changing ? (was I stronger during the right season ?) but I liked being able to pickup different weapons on the ground. Good job !
R3D3R
17. Oct 2022 · 16:43 UTC
This game looks amazing! I loved the gameplay, especially the ability to choose a hat dependent on the season to give you a boost, which is a really creative idea. For a cowboy theme, the character drawings with the hat are brilliant! Excellent job! It's amazing!! Thank you for a great time! :D